Purdue Football Team History
Purdue Boilermakers
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Founded: 1869 Stadium: Ross-Ade Stadium Capacity: 67,332 Colors: Old Gold & Black Coach: Bob DeMoss Conference: Big 10-
1971 Season Highlights
Bob DeMoss enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Purdue.
1971 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 18 @
Washington
35
38
L
Sat., Sep. 25 vs.
Notre Dame
7
8
L
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Iowa
45
13
W
Sat., Oct. 9 vs.
Minnesota
27
13
W
Sat., Oct. 16 @
Northwestern
21
20
W
Sat., Oct. 23 @
Illinois
7
21
L
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
Michigan State
10
43
L
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Wisconsin
10
14
L
Sat., Nov. 13 vs.
Michigan
17
20
L
Sat., Nov. 20 @
Indiana
31
38
L
1971 Season Totals
Record 3-7
Points Scored 210
Scoring Average 21.0
Points Allowed 228
Defense Average 22.8
Opponents Record 57-52
Conference Record 3-5
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 1-4
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1971 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1971 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
With its blue playing surface, Bronco Stadium (home of the Boise State Broncos) is the only non-green playing surface in the NCAA.